I didn’t read the previous two versions before I went to see it, but after reading the introduction, I found that the focus of the previous two versions is a serial murderer who kills young girls as a selling point; and this adaptation is not horrible at all. The film is based on the background of the current female quan and Mi Rabbit eras, showing the intensified contradictions between men and women, and adding supernatural elements. The metaphor is not just one murderer, but a group of people who want to avenge women. Of course, on the other hand, the film also shows the resistance of modern girls to the scumbag. So in the end, the impression it left on the audience may be very different from the previous two versions. It is not the fear of murder, but rather the expression of the anger of the male and female in the confrontation process.
The film does not only start from the female side, but tries to show the intensification of the contradictions between the two sides. The status of men has indeed been challenged like never before in this era. In fact, there have not been more scumbags, but now women dare to expose and the public dare to comment, so it seems that there are so many scumbags on the Internet. People popped up. It is a good thing that women’s voices are being heard more and more, but this does cause some boys to feel that women’s hatred of men has intensified. Men not only have no status, but also find it difficult to gain the trust of each other. So the two sides could only scold each other "female quan bitch" and "straight male cancer", to see who scolded the worse.
This film shows a campus where African-American girls can initiate protests against sexist professors; girls can also sing songs to protest against sexual assault and abuse by male students. . . This seems to be a very democratic and tolerant campus environment. But in fact, an angry mood is brewing, and the girls are being attacked again and again. These masked murderers seem to specifically target girls who dare to openly resist patriarchy and fight for equality. Of course, when girls are provoked, they won't stop there. In this war, it seems that neither side is the winner. This can be seen from the expression on the heroine's face at the end of the movie. She was angry from the beginning to enjoying the pleasure of revenge, but then her smile was stuck on her lips. . .
The road to equal rights must be rugged. The film just chose a more extreme metaphor to express this anger. There is inevitably a fight between those in power and those who challenge the power. In real life, there may be no bows, axes, bloodshed, and sacrifices, but there are also court and public opinion battles, such as the Mi Rabbit movement, which is a fight. The woman broke out in long-term anger, while the man denied everything. Some went to court, and some used news to confront public opinion. So far, this battle has not ended, and there are always different ideas and voices. And this film simplifies this war into a killing and killing on Christmas Eve.
The film chooses a supernatural cult method to show the mistakes taken by some men to maintain their status. This may be a bit exaggerated, but when you think about it, many of the murderers of terrorist organizations and shootings currently exist on private forums. The exposed small groups are indeed like cults, inculcating and spreading opinions that are harmful to disadvantaged groups such as women, immigrants, people of different religions, etc. every day. This is also one of the reasons why the current United States and the world have become so terrifying and chaotic.
So I can understand the metaphor of choreography, especially these groups often say that the views they insist on are inherited from their ancestors, and they must maintain their traditions. For example, it used to be a patriarchal society, but now it should return to a patriarchal society. It used to be the supremacy of white people, and now the status of white people cannot be shaken. It is the contradiction between this traditional thinking and the current diversified, internationalized, and equalized society that is the main cause of various terrorist incidents.
From the moral point of view, the film is indeed an adaptation that fits the times, but it is no longer a pure horror film, but an abstract display of the contradictions in today's society. The dialogue between several girls in the film is still very enlightening and inspiring to young female audiences. At the same time, the film also portrays two good boys to remind girls that not all men are scumbags. As they become stronger, they should not deepen their hatred of men as a whole.
After all, fighting for rights is not about strengthening opposition and hatred. In the end, tolerance and love are the answer to everything.
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